The story centers on 14-year-old outsider Maik Klingenberg. While his mother is in rehab and his father on a “business trip” with his assistant, Maik spends his time during the summer holidays alone by the pool of his parents’ villa. But then Tschick appears. He has a stolen a Lada car, Malik help him, and the two youngsters set off on an unforgettable roadtrip through provincial Germany.

German filmmaker. He wrote and directed his first short film, Sensin - You’re The One! Short Sharp Shock (1998) was his first feature film, wining the Bronze Leopard in Locarno. Since then he directs feature films including Head On awarded with the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and The Edge of Heaven winner for best screenplay at Cannes Film Festival 2007.